Noe Medina

Reply to The Dean Scream in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don't tend to see the media reaction to the "Dean Scream" as evidence of media conspiracy or bias. Rather, I see it as evidence of media mob mentality and a desire for simple, highly visible stories. Early in the campaign, some reporters heard Dean's angry attacks on President Bush and his policies and concluded -- "Dean is an angry man". Once he became the "front-runner", the reporters then had to "critically scrutize" his record for flaws

Reply to Was - IS Iraq a threat to US security in Politics JoeUser Forums

I have to object to a comment made by both Joe & Brad -- that the Clinton Administration didn't do anything about Iraq. In fact, the Clinton Administration sustained and even strengthen the policies of containment that the senior President Bush had initiated after the first Gulf War. They maintained Iraq's diplomatic isolation. They maintained and even strengthened the economic sanctions. They maintained the air patrols over the north and south -- and